I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

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I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the...

Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the...

As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had...

As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago...

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago...

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all...

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all...

That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of...

That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of...

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years....

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years....

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate...

Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate...

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no...

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no...

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...